Big changes for Raleigh’s Moore Square market + an update on Morrisville shopping center
Plenty has been happening in the Triangle retail world recently.
The News & Observer reported on new locations for Sodabox, a local family-owned chain specializing in dirty soda, and for Captain Cookie & the Milk Man.
There has been expansion news for larger companies, too. The popular grocer Publix will open three new stores in the Triangle in 2025. And Rowan, an ear-piercing studio with locations across the country, is setting up its first Raleigh brick-and-mortar at Village District (aka Cameron Village).
Here are a few other retail news items to know.
Downtown Raleigh market has new operator
Moore Square Market in downtown Raleigh has a new name and is being run by a new group.
Downtown Raleigh Alliance handed the reins to Black Flea Market, and the weekly event is now called Dream Moore Market. It’s scheduled for 1-5 p.m. every Sunday through October at Moore Square, 201 S. Blount St.
The free, family- and pet-friendly market showcases local, Black-owned small businesses.
Moore Square is named for Alfred Moore, an 18th-century N.C. Attorney General and U.S. Supreme Court justice, The News & Observer previously reported.
Morrisville shopping center adds new stores
Since 2023, several new businesses have opened at Park West Village in Morrisville:
- Opened January 2024: Fred Astaire Dance Studios offers ballroom and Latin dance classes for people of all ages and skill levels.
- Opened October 2023: Pure Hockey sells hockey equipment and apparel.
- Opened June 2023: Sensory-safe gym We Rock the Spectrum provides a play environment for children of all abilities.
- Opened June 2023: Prepaze Academy tutors students in grades 1-12 in all subjects.
- Opened April 2023: Blake Interiors, a family-owned business, sells furniture and decor and offers design services.
- Opened March 2023: Lume stocks a collection of modern and traditional Indian apparel, jewelry and accessories.
Park West Village, a 100-acre mixed-use development managed and leased by Casto, is located at 3400 Village Market Place in Morrisville. The shopping center is anchored by retailers including Target, Trader Joe’s, PetSmart, Michaels and TJ Maxx.
